Metropolitan Opera Gala offers the Met tribute to James Levine commemorating his 25th anniversary with the company, recorded April 27, 1996. Most major operatic stars participated and it, indeed, was a very special occasion. But it is far from complete. We have 294 minutes out of the eight hour program. Omissions include performances by Vladimir Chernov, Richard Leech, Roberto Alagna, Alfredo Kraus, and the last performances at the Met by Carlo Bergonzi and Grace Bumbry. Highlights are Renée Fleming's radiant Depuis le jour, an excerpt from Tristan sung by Waldtraud Meier and, in particular, comments by Birgit Nilsson, who had retired from the Met in 1984 and was now 78, ending her tribute to Levine with a remarkable Brünnhilde Battle Cry. Performance date: October 22, 1983.